Blueberries - Fruit of the Month
1/2 cup of blueberries
is a good source of
vitamin C and fiber
Serving Ideas:
·Add berries to
your cereal for
added fiber and
flavor.
• Mash berries to
make your own
jam.
• Top pancakes
with fresh
blueberries
or blackberries.
• Stir berries into
low-fat yogurt for
a tasty snack.
•Keep a bag of
berries in the
freezer for
smoothies.
BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE
YOGURT COVERED
BLUEBERRIES
2 cups frozen blueberries
3/4 cup vanilla ice cream or
low fat yogurt
1/2 cup skim milk
Put all ingredients in a
blender and mix until
smooth and thick. Serve and
enjoy!!!
Wash blueberries and
dip them in vanilla
flavored Greek yogurt.
Place them on wax
paper and place in the
freezer until the yogurt
hardens
Blueberry Fun Facts
DID YOU KNOW???
-Over 200 million
pounds of blueberries
are produced each year
in North America.
-Blueberries contain
more disease-fighting
antioxidants than almost
any other fruit or
vegetable.
In school, we will
be featuring frozen
local blueberries
and apples. On
February 11, we
will have parfaits
made with homemade granola and
Sugar River Dairy
Yogurt!
FARM
-Blueberries are the w h e r e
95%
of
second most popular
blueberries are grown
berry in the United between the United
States. Strawberries are States and Canada.
the most popular berry
of choice among
Americans.
-Blueberries are Native
to North America
Shopping Tips
Choose blueberries
that are plump and
have a solid dark
blue color.
Wash berries just
before
serving.
Refrigerate for up
TO
SCHOOL
to two weeks.
Check out our display
and recipes at Miller
& Sons Grocery Store
in Mount Horeb